[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 23845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9002]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042205B]


Endangered Species; File No. 1409

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Issuance of permit amendment.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that Karen Holloway-Adkins has been 
issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1409.

ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for 
review upon written request or by appointment in the following 
office(s):
    Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)427-2521;
    Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patrick Opay or Ruth Johnson, 
(301)713-2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 23, 2005, notice was published in 
the Federal Register (70 FR 14657) that a modification of Permit No. 
1409, issued July 28, 2003 (68 FR 44297), had been requested by the 
above-named individual. The requested modification has been granted 
under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, 
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 
222-226).The modification authorizes Ms. Holloway-Adkins to extend her 
research area by an additional 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers) to the south. 
No increase in take or additional research activities are requested.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA was based on 
a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of any endangered or threatened 
species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth 
in section 2 of the ESA.

    Dated: April 29, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of 
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-9002 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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